Where did my name come from? So my actual name is Nikita…. Can’t believe I’ve been HER for over 50 years now. So weird. But I have nicknames ranging from Kita, to Nikki, to Nik, to Kee to Nik-Nik. lol I could go on and on.

“Nikita’s” origin is Russia, a Russian boy’s name to be exact. Hence Soviet Leader-Nikita Khrushchev, Wrestler-Nikita Koloff, Russian Pianist-Nikita Magaloff, and a few more.

When I google it, it also says it has a Greek origin *shrugs in tri-lingual*.

Per Google: It means unconquered; victor

Origin: Greek. Meaning: unconquered; victor. Nikita is a gender-neutral name of Greek and Slavic origin. Translating to “unconquered” or “victor,” this name is a powerful choice to remind baby to embrace their natural strengths.

Also Google: Russian:

Nikita – a masculine Russian name deriving from the Greek name Niketas, meaning “victory” – has come a long way from portly post-Stalin Soviet leader Khrushchev to the female spy/assassin in the movie and TV series La Femme Nikita.

So I guess it means “Victor/Victory either way. But how I ended up with the name… My mom says she couldn’t think of a name when I was born, and her nurse gave her this one. So my neonatal nurse named me. And up until a few years ago, I’d only met a handful of people with the same name, spelled the exact same way. But then I went to work in a hospital a few years back, and on the unit I was on, there were 5 nurses with the same name, spelled the EXACT same way, it was the most ironic thing ever!!! Full circle moment-if you will!

And that’s where my name comes from.